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CLIFAI

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
331 PM AKST SAT MAR 9 2013

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...THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 9 2013...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0300 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1904 TO 2013


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         34    245 PM  50    1949  22     12       17       
  MINIMUM         15   1238 AM -44    1911  -7     22      -10       
  AVERAGE         25                         7     18        4      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.00          0.40 1918   0.01  -0.01     0.05    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.08                      0.09  -0.01     0.62    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.08                      0.09  -0.01     0.62    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.35                      1.09   0.26     1.73    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY            0.0           4.0  1918   0.2   -0.2      0.7     
  MONTH TO DATE    1.1                       1.6   -0.5     12.9     
  SINCE MAR 1      1.1                       1.6   -0.5     12.9     
  SINCE JUL 1     51.6                      57.9   -6.3     55.6     
  SNOW DEPTH      21                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY           40                        58    -18       61       
  MONTH TO DATE  486                       533    -47      572       
  SINCE MAR 1    486                       533    -47      572       
  SINCE JUL 1  11457                     10923    534    11119       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY            0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    13   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    84                                                       
 LOWEST     63                                                       
 AVERAGE    74                                                       

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THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   22        50      1992                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   -6       -41      1930                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 09 2013..........SUNRISE  731 AM AKST   SUNSET  635 PM AKST
MARCH 10 2013..........SUNRISE  827 AM AKDT   SUNSET  739 PM AKDT

                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. 

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SNOW DEPTH IS MEASURED AT 3AM AKST/4AM AKDT

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AVAILABLE DAYLIGHT

AMOUNT OF DAYLIGHT TODAY  (HOUR:MIN)........11:04
GAIN SINCE YESTERDAY........................7 MINUTES
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MAR 13